1. A2 Film Studies Urban Stories – film comparison worksheet
Once Were Warriors La Haine City of God Tsotsi
Narrative – what is the
story of the film?
Narrative – Vogler – The
Hero’s Journey:
What is the hero’s
ordinary world?
How does the Call to
Adventure happen?
What Tests, Allies,
Enemies does the
hero encounter?
How does the hero
Return with Elixir?
Themes – beyond the
events of the narrative,
what is this film about?

2. Characters – focus on the
key charcters of the film
and identify the following:
Gender
Age group
Ethnicity and status
within society
Social class
Locations – what type of
environments do the
stories of these films occur
in?
Film style – make some
overall observations
about:
Use of the camera
(shot types / angles /
movements)
Mise-en-scene
(costume / location
props)
Sound (dialogue /
music)
Editing (pace /
structure)
Performance
(believability / viewer
engagement)

3. Once you have completed this table, use the information to identify similarities and differences between the 4 films and list below
Similarities Differences